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otherwhence

otherwhence adverb: by other means; From otherwhere.

Adverb

otherwhence (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, formal) By other means; From otherwhere.
    • 'Twere a goodly boon
      If men could raise their children otherwhence
      And there should be no woman tribe at all;
      So would there be no mischief in the world.1868, Augusta Webster, transl., The Medea of Euripides, pages 37–38, lines 571–574

Origin of otherwhence

From other + whence.

Questions about otherwhence

What does otherwhence mean?
Otherwhence means by other means; From otherwhere.
What part of speech is otherwhence?
Otherwhence is an adverb.

Words near otherwhence in the dictionary

  1. otherwards
  2. otherways
  3. otherweise
  4. otherwhat
  5. otherwhen
  6. otherwhence
  7. otherwhens
  8. otherwhere
  9. otherwhereas
  10. otherwhereness
  11. otherwheres

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